2019
Supreme’s ascent from neighborhood cult favorite to auction star is a master class in brand marketing, based on creating hard-to-build desire. Launched in New York City in 1994, the iconic streetwear brand with a subversive attitude has attracted a following that ranges from downtown skaters to fashion's elite.
After a short-lived stint as a salesman for downtown Manhattan store Parachute and running a Stüssy branch as well as his own retail outlet, Union, British ex-pat James Jebbia opened Supreme, “the cool, cool shop … no big brands or anything.” The founder and director sold skateboards and sneakers, beanies, tees and hoodies while movies like Mean Streets and loud hip-hop played in the background, attracting a young downtown crowd of skateboarders, artists and entrepreneurs who found the store’s counterculture ethos appealing.
With success came brand collaborations big and small — all tightly controlled by Jebbia, who is renowned for unfailing business instincts — ensuring waiting lists and lines at new product launches. A 2012 partnership with Comme des Garçons brought Supreme avant-garde fashion followers with deeper pockets.
“I don’t think enough people take risks, and when you do, people respond — in music, in art, in fashion,” Jebbia told Vogue. He seemed to be taking a risk working with big brands. But although some fans accused him of selling out with Supreme’s Fall/Winter 2017 collaboration with Louis Vuitton, most did not, including the winning bidder for the Malle trunk at Christie’s.
A curated “Artist Series” of Supreme skate decks was inaugurated in 2001 when the then-not-so-famous street artist KAWS, aka Brian Donnelly, designed his Chum boards, a pair of which, signed, went for $32,000, four times their estimate, at the “Handbags X Hype” sale. The series now includes creations by Cindy Sherman, Nan Goldin, Damien Hirst, the Chapman Brothers and George Condo.
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Martin Wong Supreme skateboard deck (Martin Wong Supreme)
By Supreme
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Martin Wong Supreme Skateboard Deck, 2019: – featuring - Martin Wong 'Iglesia Pentecostal', (1986). Limited edition Martin Wong skateboard published by Supreme New York in 2019 inco...
Wood
$10,000
H 31.5 in W 39.38 in D 1.58 in
Chinese Contemporary Art by Dang Bao-Hua - Series The Secret Garden No.20
By Dang Bao-Hua
Located in Paris, IDF
Dang Bao-Hua is a Chinese artist born in 1977 who lives & works in Beijing, China. He was graduated from the National Academy of Arts in China. For many years of artistic painting pr...
Wood, Mixed Media, Board
At His Peril, Pop Art Acrylic Painting by Michael Knigin
By Michael Knigin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Michael Knigin, American (1942 - 2011) Title: At His Peril Year: 1994 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, signed and dated Size: 96 x 40 inches
Canvas, Acrylic
$6,585Sale Price|20% Off
H 31.5 in W 6.3 in
Harlem Painting on Skateboard Deck, Street Art, Acrylic on Wood, 2010+
By Seaty
Located in PARIS, FR
Original and unique painting by french street-artist SEATY. Dimensions of the artwork including the frame: 96 x 38 cm. "HARLEM" by French artist Seaty is a captivating artwork pain...
Acrylic, Wood
$3,850
H 32 in W 8.5 in D 0.5 in
Beyond the Streets: Skateboard w/COA signed by RETNA (Limited Edition of 100)
By RETNA
Located in New York, NY
Beyond the Streets x RETNA Skateboard (Blue with red back) and embossed COA hand signed by RETNA, 2018 Silkscreen on Maplewood skate deck. Accompani...
Screen, Maple
$1,200
H 26 in W 18.5 in D 0.5 in
Skateboard Series: Underfoot I, acrylic, cold wax, graphite, collage
By Majio
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
In Skateboard Series: Underfoot I, acrylic, cold wax, graphite, and collage, the skateboarder reads the traveling surface like braille, making instantaneous decisions through the bod...
Linen, Paper, Wax, Acrylic, Graphite
$1,200
H 26 in W 18.5 in D 0.5 in
Skateboard Series: Underfoot II, acrylic, cold wax, graphite, collage
By Majio
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Skateboard Series: Underfoot II: acrylic, cold wax, graphite, and collage depicts how the surface of sound travels up through the soles of the feet, through the body to the imaginati...
Linen, Paper, Wax, Acrylic, Graphite
$300
H 24 in W 18 in
Moon Beam Surf Board Print by Michael Torquato deNicola
By Michael Torquato de Nicola
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Artist: Michael Torquato deNicola Title: Moon Beam Surf Board Print Edition Details: Archival pigment print on 100% Agave/Cotton sustainable fine art paper, signed and numbered in the margins by the artist, and released in the following exclusive worldwide edition: 24x18, edition 70, $300. 32x24 sheet, edition 30, $780. Michael Torquato deNicola (know as Torquato) is an award winning professional surfer, visual artist and filmmaker. His work has shown in museums and galleries in the US and Europe, including shows at the Amstel Gallery in Amsterdam and Florida, Chase Edwards Gallery in the Hamptons, Art Project Paia on Maui, The Misfit Gallery in La Jolla, and The Laguna Gallery of Contemporary Art, as well as showcased at The Museum of Architecture and Design,The Surfing Heritage Museum and the California Surf...
Archival Pigment
Skateboarder On the Pinnacle cold wax, graphite, collage 2024
By Majio
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
This mixed-media skateboard series, On the Pinnacle, combines acrylic, cold wax, graphite, and textured collage on paper. It suggests that anyone with enough guts, skill, and luck ca...
Paper, Oil, Graphite
$7,750
H 31.5 in W 23.63 in D 1.58 in
Chinese Contemporary Art by Dang Bao-Hua - Series The Secret Garden No.14
By Dang Bao-Hua
Located in Paris, IDF
Dang Bao-Hua is a Chinese artist born in 1977 who lives & works in Beijing, China. He was graduated from the National Academy of Arts in China. For many years of artistic painting pr...
Wood, Mixed Media, Board
Supreme x Damien Hirst Skateboard Deck
By Damien Hirst
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Supreme x Damien Hirst Spin Series Skate Deck, 2009 Medium: Screenprint in colors on polychrome wood skateboard deck. Dimensions: 31.1 x 7.68 in (78.99 x 19.51 cm). Stamped signat...
Wood, Screen
Beyond the Streets x RETNA Skateboard Deck (limited edition)
By RETNA
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Beyond the Streets x RETNA Limited Edition Skate Deck: Published in conjunction with the 2018 Los Angeles exhibit, Beyond the Streets. Accompanied by an embossed, hand-signed COA b...
Offset
Takashi Murakami Flowers skateboard deck (Takashi Murakami flowers)
By Takashi Murakami
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Takashi Murakami Flowers Skateboard Deck: A vibrant piece of Takashi Murakami wall art produced as a completely sold out, limited series in 2019 in conjunction with Complexcon and Ka...
Wood, Lithograph, Offset
Basquiat Skateboard Deck
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
DC x Jean-Michel Basquiat Skateboard Deck: Limited edition Jean-Michel Basquiat Skateboard Deck licensed by the Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat in conjunction with Artestar in 2021, f...
Wood, Offset
Basquiat Skateboard deck 2018 (Basquiat skate deck)
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jean-Michel Basquiat Skateboard Deck: Rare Limited edition skate deck licensed by the Estate of Jean Michel Basquiat in conjunction with Artestar in 2018, featuring the much iconic e...
Wood, Screen
Takashi Murakami Flowers skateboard deck (Murakami black white flowers skulls)
By Takashi Murakami
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Takashi Murakami Flowers & Skulls Skate Deck (Black and White): A vibrant piece of Takashi Murakami wall art produced as a limited series in 2018 in conjunction with Complexcon a...
Offset
